Georgian Musical Snuff Box shakudo and in 9 karat gold

and in 9 karat gold throughout

two gold pommels are missing

Clear English hallmarks date it to 1975

It commemorates the Battle of Loos (1915) on the Westen Front

The tassel is missing two of the gold balls at the ends

Georgian Musical Snuff Box shakudo and in 9 karat goldDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 An incredible Georgian musical snuff box dating from the early 19th century. It plays the most wonderful tune, far more complex than usual music box subjects, comprising two distinct themes, and composed in the late Classical early Romantic style contemporary to the era. The case is French, indicated by hallmarks, and the mechanism almost certainly Swiss. The hallmark is actually a bust of the artist Raphael, side profile,